Under the hype, what's really happening with AI adoption in Canadian health care? The AI in Action: Transforming Clinical Care Across Canada Working Group recently completed a first-of-its-kind environmental scan of AI-driven clinical initiatives in Canadian health care delivery. Two leaders share what they found, why it matters, and what it means for you – today and tomorrow.

Guests:

• Dr. Tania Tajirian, Chief Health Information Officer and Chief of Hospital Medicine, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
• Dr. Angel Arnaout, Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Provincial Health Services Authority

Learn More:

• AI in Action: Transforming Clinical Care Across Canada Environmental Scan
• Setting the Winning Conditions for AI-Powered Health Care Report
• Digital Health in Canada Episode 15: Setting the Winning Conditions for AI-Powered Healthcare

Summary:

00:00 Introduction to Digital Health Canada Podcast

00:58 Introducing Dr. Tania Tajirian and Dr. Angel Arnaout

07:27 AI in Action Working Group

10:24 Challenges and Opportunities in AI Implementation

12:30 Insights from the AI Environmental Scan

18:40 Global Perspectives on AI in Healthcare

26:55 Advice for Emerging Professionals

31:24 Future Directions

Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

Scroll LinkedIn, watch a webinar, or attend a conference – and you'll hear many ideas for how we can improve Canada's health data landscape. But how do we move from conversation to change? Two health leaders share a collaborative model to bridge idea, strategy, and action.

Guests:

• Dr. Ewan Affleck, Chair, Networked Health - AB
• Claire Snyman, Chair, Networked Health – BC

Learn More:

• Networked Health
• Pan-Canadian Health Data Charter
• The Unforgotten (film)
• Two Steps Forward

Summary:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:13 Claire Snyman's Journey

03:17 Ewan Affleck's Journey

06:12 The Creation of Networked Health

07:49 The Collective Impact Model

09:31 Patient Stories and Data Access

16:00 The Role of Storytelling in Healthcare

23:03 What Does Success Look Like?

28:49 Reflections on the Conversation

34:05 Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.

Digital health journalism plays a crucial role in shaping how the public understands and engages with health innovation. In this episode, we sit down with two journalists to explore the stories behind the stories – and untangle the complex relationship between health, media, and the public.

Guests:

Chris Hannay, Health Business Reporter, Globe and Mail

Nick Tsergas, Editor, Canada Healthwatch

Learn More:

"Your data is unwell," Chris Hannay, The Globe and Mail, April 4, 2025

"Doctors turn to social media to help patients where they're at," Samantha Edwards, The Globe and Mail, April 4, 2025

Canada Healthwatch

Canadian Medical Association: Healthcare For Real

Summary:

00:00 Introduction to Digital Health Canada Podcast

01:00 Meet the Journalists: Chris Hannay's Journey

03:27 Nick Tsergas: From Nursing to Health Journalism

08:44 The Intersection of Health and Business

14:23 Challenges in Health System Literacy

19:06 Trust and Misinformation in Health Media

24:53 Under-Reported Stories and Their Impact

33:14 Public Awareness and Media Influence

36:11 Reflections and Future of Digital Health

Music: RetroFuture Clean and Breakdown, by Kevin MacLeod. Used under Creative Commons.